American Defense PolicyPaul J. Bolt, Damon V. Coletta, Collins G. Shackelford, Jr. JHU Press, 24 июн. 2005 г. - Всего страниц: 479 American Defense Policy has been a mainstay for instructors of courses in political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for over 25 years. The updated and thoroughly revised eighth edition considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence. On September 11, 2001, the seemingly impervious United States was handed a very sharp reality check. In this new atmosphere of fear and vulnerability, policy makers were forced to make national security their highest priority, implementing laws and military spending initiatives to combat the threat of international terrorism. In this volume, experts examine the many factors that shape today's security landscape—America's values, the preparation of future defense leaders, the efforts to apply what we have learned from Afghanistan and Iraq to the transformation of America's military, reflection on America's nuclear weapons programs and missile defense, the threat of terrorism, and the challenges of homeland security—which are applied to widely varied approaches to national defense strategy. This invaluable and prudent text remains a classic introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States throughout its history and breaks new ground as a thoughtful and comprehensive starting point in understanding American defense policy and its role in the world today. |
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Introduction PAUL J BOLT | 3 |
The Role of the United States in the World | 16 |
The Paradoxes of American Nationalism MINXIN | 32 |
The Dangerous Quest for Absolute Security | 40 |
American Defense and Security in the International Environment | 47 |
Introduction COLLINS G SHACKELFORD | 83 |
The American MediaMilitary Relationship DOUGLAS PORCH | 128 |
The Military Establishment the President and Congress SAM C SARKESIAN | 139 |
An Asset for Peace and Progress CENTER FOR STRATEGIC | 302 |
Military Undergraduate Security Education for the New Millennium DANIEL J KAUFMAN | 314 |
Military Education for the New Age ERVIN J ROKKE | 322 |
Introduction DAMON V COLETTA | 329 |
Soldiers Civilians and Their Mutual Misunderstanding PETER D FEAVER | 338 |
The Strategic Impact and Military Effectiveness of the Air and Missile Campaign | 360 |
Afghanistan and the Future of Warfare STEPHEN BIDDLE | 371 |
Depolarizing the Space Weaponization Debate KARL P MUELLER | 377 |
Unified at Last JAMES R LOCHER III | 151 |
National Security Strategy and Policy Development U S COMMISSION ON NATIONAL | 158 |
The Resource Allocation Dimension of American Defense Policy | 171 |
Is It Transformational? DAVID L NORQUIST | 194 |
Introduction COLLINS G SHACKELFORD JR | 203 |
Choosing a Strategy RICHARD L KUGLER AND HANS BINNENDIJK | 216 |
The Art of War FREDERICK W KAGAN | 229 |
Understanding Transformation TOM HONE | 237 |
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A Practitioners View JOSEPH J COLLINS | 296 |
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Shift to a Global Perspective RICHARD B MYERS | 391 |
The Case against New Nuclear Weapons MICHAEL A LEVI | 398 |
The United States Needs SpaceBased Missile Defense BOB SCHAFFER | 405 |
Rethinking Terrorism and Counterterrorism since September 11 BRUCE HOFFMAN | 416 |
With a Helmet or a Badge? JEFFREY H NORWITZ | 424 |
The Challenge of Improving the Creation and Sharing of Knowledge | 432 |
Yesterday Today and Tomorrow RICHARD H KOHN | 441 |
About the Contributors | 457 |
About the Editors | 463 |
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